They wheeled me into the cath lab like it was just another routine stop on the hospital circuit. I had no idea what it was—only that it sounded vaguely religious and very clinical. This episode walks through the procedure that saved my life… and the damage it revealed.

I talk about sedation (kinda magical), sarcasm (still fully functional), and what it’s like to wake up with a stent in your heart and a family staring back at you. There’s the expected hospital absurdities—and then there’s the moment when the doctor tells me part of my heart is permanently damaged. That part? I wasn’t ready for.

This isn’t a triumphant comeback story. It’s the part after. The blankness. The unraveling. The quiet dread of wondering what “alive” really means now.

If you’ve ever had your body betray you—or feared what comes after survival—this one’s for you